20/5/11
Lulworth Cove. A pretty little cove that is used for open water diving, and is on the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site.
19/5/11
Another new adventure came this week as we took a trip down to Dorset. Dorset is a county along the south coast of England. I love being by the coast, as I love seeing the water and cliffs, and could beach comb all day. I think that may be as growing up in land locked Alberta the coast was always a treat to see. I've not been down to the south coast so this was all new to me. It reminded me very much of Ireland in some areas...
We started the road trip in Swanage, a pretty little coastal town. Over the next day we saw at least 6 different beaches all with different rock formations, sand ect. I will share some pics of each location with you over the next few days...
We started the road trip in Swanage, a pretty little coastal town. Over the next day we saw at least 6 different beaches all with different rock formations, sand ect. I will share some pics of each location with you over the next few days...
18/5/11
It's that time again- book time!
I enjoyed your comments from last time about which books you are currently reading, so make sure to comment again all you blog fans out there ;)
I'm currently reading the top two books, "One Day" and "The Berlin Wall". The other two books look interesting, but they are just on the shelf waiting. "One Day" is taking me forever to read, but so far I am enjoying it. It's a book I've seen many people reading on the train lately- so it must be worth reading right?
After seeing the Berlin wall I was interested in learning a bit more about it all. I took this book out from the library, and its pretty huge. So far so good. How ever I've not even got to the wall bit yet, just the many years leading up to it.
So.
What are you reading?
I enjoyed your comments from last time about which books you are currently reading, so make sure to comment again all you blog fans out there ;)
I'm currently reading the top two books, "One Day" and "The Berlin Wall". The other two books look interesting, but they are just on the shelf waiting. "One Day" is taking me forever to read, but so far I am enjoying it. It's a book I've seen many people reading on the train lately- so it must be worth reading right?
After seeing the Berlin wall I was interested in learning a bit more about it all. I took this book out from the library, and its pretty huge. So far so good. How ever I've not even got to the wall bit yet, just the many years leading up to it.
So.
What are you reading?
14/5/11
This photo leaves much to be desired, however I had to snap at least one pic of the Cardiff castle. Trust me, its much nicer in person. We went down to Cardiff for a afternoon/evening to rendezvous with my cousin that lives in the area. I've not seen him since I moved so it was about time! Cardiff is a lovely city, and a great night out.
12/5/11
Today we got a new grocery store here in town- Waitrose! (Or "little Waitrose" as its a smaller version for town centre).
It seems that UK grocery stores range in quality depending on food, brands, ect...I'd say this is one of the higher stores on the "UK-grocery-store-rating-scale". I don't find this same sort of range with stores back home.
Anyways, it was packed in there but we went to take a peek. Really lovely foods and a nice compact store. I think the two other town centre grocery stores (M&S and Somerfield) are in for a treat with a loss of some customers with this new store. Plus open 7 days a week and great long store hours. I love it already!
It seems that UK grocery stores range in quality depending on food, brands, ect...I'd say this is one of the higher stores on the "UK-grocery-store-rating-scale". I don't find this same sort of range with stores back home.
Anyways, it was packed in there but we went to take a peek. Really lovely foods and a nice compact store. I think the two other town centre grocery stores (M&S and Somerfield) are in for a treat with a loss of some customers with this new store. Plus open 7 days a week and great long store hours. I love it already!
5/5/11
Our day in Prague was fantastic... It was an enjoyable day of wandering around, seeing the sights, and taking many photos. Prague is fairly cheap, and is a fave travel destination for Brits. (And popular for stag do's).
It's the kind of place that you can spend your day wandering, and just soaking in the culture. We also got a kick out of the food- potatoes, cheese, creamy sauces, potatoes, deep friend goodness, cheese...well you get the point.
Prague was a communist country till 1989, which I found to be really interesting. One for a return trip I think...
It's the kind of place that you can spend your day wandering, and just soaking in the culture. We also got a kick out of the food- potatoes, cheese, creamy sauces, potatoes, deep friend goodness, cheese...well you get the point.
Prague was a communist country till 1989, which I found to be really interesting. One for a return trip I think...
4/5/11
Today was a travel day from Berlin to Prague. We spent the morning seeing some more bits of the wall around Checkpoint Charlie, eating some REALLY sugary pastries for breakfast, walking round Brandenberg Tor, and strolling through the park.
We then took a train to Prague, which took around five hours. The scenery was beautiful, and it was nice to see a bit of the countryside. We arrived in Prague to firstly find our hotel, had a traditional Czech dinner, and then did a bit of walking around. Prague is beautiful. We knew tomorrow would be a good day.
In the meantime we did have to sample some of the local beers that we've heard so much about. Cheap and pretty good...The ones shown here (0.5 l) were about 30 koruna each, or $1.70 Canadian. Not bad. I bought this DK travel book for both Berlin and Prague, so like a tourist, pulled it out after dinner to do some reading. It was nice to have these smaller books, as they did fit in my bag for the day, and I liked reading about what we saw that day. However, I am not sure if it was because it was the "Top 10" version and not the full book, but we found that there were some key sites missing from both Berlin and Prague. Do you bring a book when you travel? Which one do you rely on?
We then took a train to Prague, which took around five hours. The scenery was beautiful, and it was nice to see a bit of the countryside. We arrived in Prague to firstly find our hotel, had a traditional Czech dinner, and then did a bit of walking around. Prague is beautiful. We knew tomorrow would be a good day.
In the meantime we did have to sample some of the local beers that we've heard so much about. Cheap and pretty good...The ones shown here (0.5 l) were about 30 koruna each, or $1.70 Canadian. Not bad. I bought this DK travel book for both Berlin and Prague, so like a tourist, pulled it out after dinner to do some reading. It was nice to have these smaller books, as they did fit in my bag for the day, and I liked reading about what we saw that day. However, I am not sure if it was because it was the "Top 10" version and not the full book, but we found that there were some key sites missing from both Berlin and Prague. Do you bring a book when you travel? Which one do you rely on?
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